In Switzerland we are finally putting legislation forward to remove homeopathy from being covered in our healthcare insurances for the exact reasons highlighted in your article. We should not be paying for therapies that have no quality or regulatory oversight and are implausible to treat many conditions. It’s about time, but the German speaking part especially has a strong affinity towards these sham treatments as it’s viewed from a cultural perspective with endearment because it was founded in Germany. Given how much insurance costs here, that we all must pay into the risk pool and as the resources are finite, this is the right thing to do. If people want to continue to pay out of pocket for this they are welcome too, but we should not be pooling this cost in insurance not covering it in our public healthcare systems either.
In Switzerland we are finally putting legislation forward to remove homeopathy from being covered in our healthcare insurances for the exact reasons highlighted in your article. We should not be paying for therapies that have no quality or regulatory oversight and are implausible to treat many conditions. It’s about time, but the German speaking part especially has a strong affinity towards these sham treatments as it’s viewed from a cultural perspective with endearment because it was founded in Germany. Given how much insurance costs here, that we all must pay into the risk pool and as the resources are finite, this is the right thing to do. If people want to continue to pay out of pocket for this they are welcome too, but we should not be pooling this cost in insurance not covering it in our public healthcare systems either.